Guide Note

H.G. Wells' classic novel The Time Machine is the story of a Victorian scientist who invents a time machine, and his ensuing adventures in the future.

Fast Facts

Author: H.G. Wells
Genre: Science Fiction
Publication Date: 1895
Publisher: William Heinemann
Words: 38,000
Adaptations: Adaptations include 1960, 1978 TV Movie, multiple comic adaptations and 2002
Award: Named the greatest pre-1965 science fiction novella by the Science Fiction Writers of America
Point of View: First person limited
Setting: Victorian England

Plot Synopsis

The book follows the inventor of a time machine as he travels to the year 802,701 AD. He comes across the civilization of the Eloi, a humanoid race that live a peaceful communist society. He discovers a second species, the Morlocks, who are the cannibal working class and have taken his time machine. He manages to get his machine back and travels even further into the future just before the planet Earth is wiped out of existence. He then returns home, to his original time, and recounts the events to his friends.

Critical Reception

The Time Machine is one of the most famous Science Fiction works of all time. It has been referenced in countless works and inspired many sequels.

Categories

Entertainment | Literature | Books | Fiction | Novels

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The Time Machine

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Wikipedia: The Time Machine
WikiQuote: The Time Machine
SparkNotes: The Time Machine Study Guide
The Gutenberg Project: The Time Machine eText | Audio Book
LibraryThing: The Time Machine
SciFiPedia: The Time Machine
Fan Site: The Time Machine Home Page

The Time Machine Free Online Versions

The Gutenberg Project: The Time Machine eText | The Time Machine Audio Book
University of Virginia: The Time Machine Online Book
Google Books: The Time Machine Online Book
Bartleby.com: The Time Machine Online Book
Wowio: The Time Machine Online Book

The Time Machine Study Guides

SparkNotes: The Time Machine Study Guide
GradeSaver: Notes on The Time Machine
BookRags: The Time Machine Study Guide
PinkMonkey.com: Study Guide - The Time Machine

The Time Machine Literary Analysis and Criticism

DePauw University: Criticism in English of H.G. Wells's Science Fiction
CSWNet.com: H.G.Wells: The Time Machine: A Comparison of the Book and the Film
University of Kansas: The Man Who Invented Tomorrow
Cycnos: History in the Science Fiction of H. G. Wells
The Science of The Time Machine

The Time Machine Quotations

WikiQuote: The Time Machine
LitQuote: The Time Machine
NovelGuide: Top Ten The Time Machine Quotes

The Time Machine Author Information

Wikipedia: H.G. Wells
The H.G. Wells Society
Internet Speculative Fiction Database: H.G. Wells
Washington Post: H.G.: The History of Mr. Wells

The Time Machine Merchandise

Amazon.com: The Time Machine Books | DVDs
Barnes & Noble: The Time Machine Books
Powell's Books: The Time Machine Books
eBay: The Time Machine Merchandise

The Time Machine News and Articles

Google News: The Time Machine
BBC: The Dream of Time Travel
Popular Science: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

The Time Machine Fan Sites, Blogs and Message Boards

The Complete Rod Taylor Site: The Time Machine
Fan Site: The Time Machine Home Page
Fan Site: The Time Machine Project
IMDb Message Boards: The Time Machine (1960) | The Time Machine (2002)

The Time Machine Adaptations

Note: The following links are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

The Time Machine Culture and Humor

RinkWorks: Book-A-Minute: The Time Machine
Uncyclopedia: Time Machine
Blog Post: Stephen Law: The Time Machine
Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki: H.G. Wells

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